First COVID-19 Case Confirmed in Moscow... Total of 4 Cases in Russia

[Asia Economy Reporter Cho Hyun-ui] The fourth confirmed case of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) has been identified in Russia.

On the 2nd (local time), according to RIA Novosti and other sources, the first Russian national confirmed with COVID-19 since the global outbreak was reported in Moscow, Russia.

According to reports, the Russian government's "COVID-19 Inflow and Spread Prevention Headquarters" announced that "a Russian man who returned from Italy tested positive for COVID-19," but added, "the patient's illness is progressing mildly."

The headquarters stated that this young patient is believed to have contracted the virus on the 21st of last month while on vacation in Italy. The man returned to Russia from Italy on the 23rd of last month and stayed at a private residence in Moscow Oblast near Moscow city. On the 27th, his health deteriorated, and he went to a local hospital. Subsequently, due to suspected COVID-19 symptoms, he was transferred to a specialized infectious disease hospital in Moscow city, where he underwent diagnostic testing.

According to local online news agency "Lenta.ru" and others, the man tested positive in the first test. However, for the final confirmation of the three-stage testing process, samples were sent to a specialized testing center in Novosibirsk, Siberia, where additional tests were conducted, and the result was confirmed positive.

With this, the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Russia has increased to four. Until now, three confirmed cases had been officially registered in Russia, all of whom were Russian nationals who had been on the cruise ship "Diamond Princess," contracted the virus there, returned to their home country last month, and were quarantined in medical facilities in the central city of Kazan.

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